the flowers, I am apt to give up. I do use a simple pin- or glass-holder for flowers in shallow bowls or basins on the dining-room table, since there the bouquets must be seen from all four sides and must not be too tall. To sum it up, I am an indefatigable but care- less and hasty arranger. It's a vice, all right, as Ogden Nash so perfectly èX- pounded some years ago in these pages in his poem "The SolItude of Mr. Powers" (@ Ogden Nash, 1954) and later in his book "You Can't Get There from Here" (Little, Brown). With his permission, I quote the first and last six lines of this devastating poem, which I hope has forever stayed my hand as it automaticaUy creeps for- ward during a mea] to right a fal1en daffodil or nip off a wilting petunia: Once there vvas a lonely man named Mr. Povvers. He vvas lonely because his vvife fixed flo\vers. l\lr Po\\yers vvas a gallant hus- band, but whenever he wished tû demonstrate his gallantry His beloved vvas alvvays out vvith six vases and a bunch of some- thing or other in the pantry. He got no conversation \vhile the) ate Because she vvas alvvays nipping dead blossoms off the centerpiece and piling them on her plate. . . . Finallv he said Hey! I might as vvell be alone vvith my- self as alone wIth a lot of vases that have to have their \vater re- plenished every day, And he vvalked off into the da,vn, And his vvife just kept on refilling vases and never noticed that he was gone. Bev\Tare of floral arrangements; They lead to marital estrangements. My own Mr. Powers is long-suffer- ing, since he has a perpetual case of pollenosis as well as a flower arranger to con tend with If he walks off In to the dawn some fine morning, I shall know what and whom to blame. -KATHARINE S. \VHITE (This is the second of two articles on flower arrangement.) . SOCIAL NOTES FROM ALL OVER [From the East Hampton Star] A1\1AGANSETT 267-3477 George and Teda Balasses, ovvners of Balasses House on l\1ain Street, returned Friday from t\VO munths of shopping in Morocco and England They vvent over on a Yugoslavian freighter and toured by car, buying rugs in Marrakech and an- tiques in Wales and England. In London they met Edvvard Albee of l\lontauk, vvhu said he was very glad to see them because the door on his armoire vvould not open. 225 /.V! r. Ii ," \ t \ , yr^ J F _'"",," :; t. .::, s" " ,,$ ':j f A"" .. ': ': , 1 ,. i <" "* i N t .., '., ": j \ '. ' f ., "j 1 : " 0:"* p \ -f. ... , .' *<<. * ^' " . .:: io;! -Æ ''.C :' ,'" *'"' )þ'i!t:: .. . .:.:- t'*'" " _: , ">> }, \ " .. ,: '\\.. " oC,:". '" : v". t . ':,0. ..... I "....,', This worthy wallet will play an important role in your life. Bond Street's Two-Fold@ ingeniously designed wallet ,viII harbor your little private world. It is divided by a center partition and holds the new official thin check book and all your credit cards on one side; on the other side, your money and other personal papers, etc. Made of the finest shrunken calf in black, brown or olive. At better stores , everywhere, or write Bond Street Ltd., 30 East 33rd Stre , et, New Yor " N. , Y. 10016, for the name of store onJ Stl'tttf nearest you. Prtce $20.00 pat. pending Read What A Famous Authority Says About America's Most Distinguished Steak House Restaurant .....,:;. ;,. :L; .. : . :J: : . . ./'..::.. -". J"./ \ ...'\ }.,{ M I D- '.';:::" ./ .:".. ':'. ". '::::. )/. MAN H A TT A N '; .-! ,"; '" .' , i'o l at its \1 (t Luxurious \ .>iI!':) Best . { <. j,Rega"y spacious guest= :::.:i 1 '..::: ;...':, rooms . . . suites with but- ;... : '::. l j ler's pantry and !efrigerator. ;' ,;:'} .::. ;. HOTEL DORSET IS noted for :=:. ..:{:> its quiet elegance; adjacent ;:::'.!--: { , to Rockefeller Center, .i 1 t theatres, shops, art and } if \\,..,., business centers. Two ..../..,: Ir' excellent restaurants. ';;'.:t\ . .... .. \. Banquet and meeting / l ..... ,rJ -7 \:;:/ rooms accom- ";.;':;" :\..,... modate 10 ..,..i:.i . \ to 175. . .. .. ....;,.. .....-. "My aU-time favorite . . . the ultimate in steak with all the trimmings. . . attracts the pick of the stars of the entertainment world " - Earl Blackwell, International Epicure Originator of Celebrity Service in Hollywood, New York, Paris, London'and Rome. .1! EN and ERCIL 205 E. 45th St. · MU 2-8660 .. John C. Bruno DANCE YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS. If you like to dance. . . to New York's best dance music. . . in company of New York's best dance- for-fun dancers. . . on New York's most spacious dance floor. . . bring your mate or date to Roseland and enjoy an evening of terpsichorean thrills; you'll repeat the prescription often. World's Most Famous Ballroom Cafe. Bar. Restaurant OSeL8ND ..:...: . . :: .:....... . orset 30 West 54th St. Just off New York's Fifth Ave 212 CI 7-7300 A BlOg & BlOg Hotel HO TEl.:.:.:,: NIGHTLY exc. Mon. · Mats. Thurs & Sat · Sun. from 3:30 52ND ST c WEST OF BROADWAY